A gene on the Y chromosome causes a rare disease. A woman married to a man with the disease has three children. The first two are daughters without the disease. The third is a son. What is the probability that the son will have the gene?

A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
E) 100%


E

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